Doug Harlow is a veteran Morning Sentinel reporter now covering Skowhegan municipal government and police, court activity and general news from around Somerset County. In his spare time he raises chickens for eggs, cayenne peppers, fingerling potatoes, garlic and other organic vegetables with his wife, Mary Lou, who also maintains lovely flower gardens. Their little farm also produces maple syrup and heritage apples. Doug and Mary Lou moved to Maine in 1987 Doug, a Stone Soup Society poet and cab driver in Boston in the 1970s, was hired as a contracted correspondent for the Sentinel in January, 1988. His interests include baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, and feeding the wild birds that visit them in the winter.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2018
Fallen power lines snarl downtown Skowhegan traffic
Wires came down in two locations within 24 minutes of one another Tuesday in Skowhegan, backing up traffic in the afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2018
Wife of slain Somerset County deputy getting a new house
Sheryl Cole, whose husband Cpl. Eugene Cole was killed in the line of duty in April, says she’s grateful for local contractors donating time, equipment and materials for the home being built in Norridgewock.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2018
Police: Drunk driver from Connecticut crashed into Detroit house
Maine State Police said Scott Nicholson, 48, crashed into a house, but no one was injured.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2018
Director of Skowhegan’s center for disabled children seeks OK to carry gun
Jeff Johnson, of the Children’s Center, wants approval to have a gun to protect the mostly nonverbal, autistic children and others who require special education and cannot understand verbal instructions.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2018
Couple proud to be carnies at Skowhegan State Fair
Ed and Amanda Hazard, originally from Boston and Augusta, say life on the road is in their blood.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
200th annual Skowhegan State Fair is a ‘pretty big deal’
Gates open at 7 a.m. Thursday for 10 days of rides, livestock shows, agricultural exhibits, antique cars, food, music and harness racing.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2018
Public safety agencies mingle with public at Skowhegan’s National Night Out
The town sponsored its version of the event for the first time, although it has occurred nationwide in many other communities for more than three decades.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2018
Murder trial of Jay man set for January
James “Ted” Sweeney is charged with killing his longtime girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, in July 2017.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
Central Maine open art studio tour to show where area artists live, work
Somerset County tours on Saturday include visits to 25 barns, sheds, lofts and homes.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
Woman held on drug charges following search of car in Somerset County
The sheriff says Destiny Alton, 37, is charged with aggravated trafficking in fentanyl and other drugs.
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